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Leadership

Public Sector Leadership: Vision, Values and Vital Strategies

Planning Your Organization's Future

Overview

The challenge of leadership in the public sector has never been greater than in today’s complex world. At the same time, the need for effective public sector leadership grows exponentially each day. Success in this dynamic context requires an ever-growing and flexible set of leadership strategies and tools.

This intensive, rigorous, and challenging seminar will provide you with a powerful array of new perspectives and approaches for understanding and leading change in the unique milieu of the Federal Government. It is the perfect opportunity for you to refine your personal vision of public service, your organization’s future, and your critical role in leading public sector change.

Experienced Federal Executive Institute (FEI) faculty, themselves public sector leaders, will guide you through a demanding and provocative learning process including case studies, small-group exercises and discussions, executive coaching, and offsite benchmarking trips. The agenda and learning approach are formed by FEI’s widely acclaimed Leadership for a Democratic Society program. Public Sector Leadership addresses each of the Office of Personnel Management’s Executive Core Qualifications, including:

  • Leading Change
  • Leading People
  • Results Driven
  • Business Acumen
  • Building Coalitions/Communications
How Will You Benefit
  • Revisiting and refining your personal leadership vision, situating it within the unique setting of the public sector, and aligning it with your organization’s goals— all while more fully understanding the essential role and power of vision in public service
  • Exploring the critical role values—personal values and relationships, organizational values, and broader democratic and constitutional values—play in effective leadership and change
  • Developing vital strategies essential for success in any leadership effort large or small—strategies focused on creating a world-class place for people to work and achieve high levels of performance on behalf of the American people
Who Should Attend

High-potential GS-15 leaders, SES members and their Foreign Service and uniformed equivalents

Schedule
  • Sep 21 - 26, ‘08 @ Westin Register
    $7,695.00
    Westin, 400 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 and phone 619-239-4500
  • Sep 14 - 18, ‘09 @ TBD, San Diego Register
    $7,715.00
     
Note
Tuition includes materials, meals and lodging
Competencies Emphasized
  • Continual Learning
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Team Building
Length

6 days.

Locations
  • Westin, San Diego, CA
  • TBD, San Diego,